Absence of bacterial resistance following repeat exposure to photodynamic therapy

Lisa A. Pedigo; Aaron J. Gibbs; Robert J. Scott; Cale N. Street

doi:10.1117/12.822834

13 July 2009 Absence of bacterial resistance following repeat exposure to photodynamic therapy

Lisa A. Pedigo, Aaron J. Gibbs, Robert J. Scott, Cale N. Street

Proceedings Volume 7380, Photodynamic Therapy: Back to the Future; 73803H (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.822834
Event: 12th World Congress of the International Photodynamic Association, 2009, Seattle, Washington, United States

Abstract

The prevalence of antibiotic resistant bacteria necessitates exploration of alternative approaches to treat hospital and community acquired infections. The aim of this study was to determine whether bacterial pathogens develop resistance to antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) during repeated sub-lethal challenge. Antibiotic sensitive and resistant strains of S. aureus and antibiotic sensitive E. coli were subjected to repeat PDT treatments using a methylene blue photosensitizer formulation and 670 nm illumination from a non-thermal diode laser. Parameters were adjusted such that kills were <100% so that surviving colonies could be passaged for subsequent exposures. With each repeat, kills were compared to those using non-exposed cultures of the same strain. Oxacillin resistance was induced in S. aureus using a disc diffusion method. For each experiment, "virgin" and "repeat" cultures were exposed to methylene blue at 0.01% w/v and illuminated with an energy dose of 20.6 J/cm². No significant difference in killing of E. coli (repeat vs. virgin culture) was observed through 11 repeat exposures. Similar results were seen using MSSA and MRSA, wherein kill rate did not significantly differ from control over 25 repeat exposures. In contrast, complete oxacillin resistance could be generated in S. aureus over a limited number of exposures. PDT is effective in the eradication of pathogens including antibiotic resistance strains. Furthermore, repeated sub-lethal exposure does not induce resistance to subsequent PDT treatments. The absence of resistance formation represents a significant advantage of PDT over traditional antibiotics.

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Lisa A. Pedigo, Aaron J. Gibbs, Robert J. Scott, and Cale N. Street "Absence of bacterial resistance following repeat exposure to photodynamic therapy", Proc. SPIE 7380, Photodynamic Therapy: Back to the Future, 73803H (13 July 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.822834

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